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Second, here are some helpful guidelines about what’s available.

Digital pianos come in basically two varieties.

The piano series: these are the ones that have sounds and other features; and
The ensemble series. These instruments have sounds and rhythms (music styles) to play along with. The ensemble series are usually the kind with more of the ‘bells and whistles’ as the saying goes.

Grand pianos come in sizes ranging from just under 5 feet to a little over 9 feet. Thus we have Baby grands; Living Room grands and Concert grands. With all other things being equal, bigger is usually always better. This is because the richer tone quality will come from a piano with more sounding board square inches and the longer strings.

Vertical pianos can range from the 36” tall spinet up to the older Victorian Uprights that can be 56” tall. Newer more modern vertical pianos come in CONSOLES that are about 42-44’’ tall; and STUDIOS that are 45’’ to 52’’ tall.